Sudden onset postural livedo reticularis, cyanotic toes and multiorgan failure
| Autor: | Haider M Al-Attia |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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Cyanosis
Male medicine.medical_specialty Leg business.industry Foot Multiple Organ Failure General Medicine Multiorgan failure Fatal Outcome Internal medicine Cardiology medicine Humans medicine.symptom business Letters to the Editor Cholesterol embolisation syndrome Sudden onset Livedo reticularis Aged Livedo Reticularis |
| Popis: | Cholesterol embolisation syndrome (CES) is a rare but serious disease with high mortality caused by the formation of an embolus made up of cholesterol crystals from atherosclerotic plaques. Its clinical presentation is usually initially insidious and it often remains unrecognised because of its non-specific clinical presentation, which can cause delays in treatment and high mortality. The most common physical symptoms are cutaneous. We present a lethal case of CES to increase the awareness about this serious condition. |
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